Cheryl K. Chumley

China, Taiwan meet: ‘A day for the record books’

China and Taiwan representatives met Tuesday for landmark, previously “unimaginable” discussions aimed, most likely, at opening more doors to trade.

February 11, 2014

TSA humiliates cancer patient: ‘He’s wearing a diaper!’

The wife of a man with prostate cancer posted on her blog a scathing assessment of how Transportation Security Administration agents treated her husband during a security checkpoint, explaining how one proclaimed loudly his state of incontinence while a second one grimaced and snickered.

February 11, 2014

Dennis Rodman exits rehab and goes on drinking binge

Dennis Rodman, who checked himself into rehab for help with an alcohol problem, went on a drinking binge just three days after checking out of the facility.

February 11, 2014

New Hampshire factory explosion injures 15

At least two people were seriously injured and another 13 sent for medical treatment after a ball-bearings plant in New Hampshire was rocked by an explosion.

February 11, 2014

Shirley Temple Black, actress, ambassador, dies at 85

Shirley Temple Black, one of America’s most beloved of actresses, singers and dancers, died at the age of 85, surrounded by friends, family and caretakers.

February 11, 2014

George Soros attacked by ex-girlfriend during deposition

The former girlfriend of George Soros reportedly became so incensed at the billionaire during a recent private deposition that she took a swing at his head while screaming obscenities.

February 10, 2014

French press buzzes at far-fetched Beyonce-Obama affair story

Members of the French press, visiting the United States to cover President Francois Hollande's meet-up with President Obama, have created a buzz in overseas and domestic news outlets with a story started by one of their own but already shot down as false — that Mr. Obama is having an affair.

February 10, 2014

Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg tops charity list at nearly $1B

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife have topped the list of biggest givers for 2013, donating almost $1 billion for the year, the Chronicle of Philanthropy reported.

February 10, 2014

‘White Privilege Conference’ teaches schools how to tear at ‘white supremacy’

A four-day conference in Madison, Wisc., using taxpayer monies, is aimed at teaching school and university staffers, students and political activists how to tear down what they call the wall of "white supremacy" that is encircling the nation.

February 10, 2014

Watchdog to IRS: Quit killing conservatives with paperwork

The nonpartisan Judicial Watch has petitioned the Office of Management and Budget to rein in an IRS proposal that will place "substantial" record-keeping burdens on 100,000 nonprofits, lawyers for the conservative watchdog group said.

February 10, 2014

North Korea fined $693K for sneaking arms through Panama Canal

North Korea paid a fine of $693,333 for trying to sneak Cuban arms through the Panama Canal without declaring them.

February 10, 2014

White House mulls drone kill against U.S. terror suspect

The Obama administration is reportedly wrestling with the idea of unleashing a fatal drone attack against a U.S. citizen believed to be a member of al Qaeda and suspected of actively plotting an attack on Americans who are overseas.

February 10, 2014

11 dead in 2 head-on, wrong-way crashes in Florida and California

Five men in Florida — including four fraternity brothers — were killed in an early morning crash when a suspected drunken driver who was speeding the wrong way down a highway smashed into their vehicle.

February 10, 2014

Copenhagen zoo facing fire for feeding healthy giraffe to lions

A Copenhagen zoo is fielding fire after dismembering a healthy and young giraffe — in front of kids — and then tossing the body parts into the lion cages.

February 10, 2014

Vancouver rehab offers crack pipes by vending machine

A drug rehabilitation facility in Vancouver has installed a vending machine that offers crack pipes to addicts — an apparent desperate attempt at reaching out to users and getting them off the streets.

February 10, 2014

Rand Paul warns of blue Texas: GOP needs people ‘with tattoos’

Sen. Rand Paul, who represents Kentucky, said his home state of Texas could easily switch from a Republican stronghold to a Democratic voting block if the GOP doesn’t open its arms and take in more working class and more minorities.

February 10, 2014

Utah newlywed dies basejumping when chute fails to open

A Utah woman trying to make a parachute jump nearby Zion National Park died after her parachute failed to open and she fell 2,000 feet to the ground, park agents said.

February 10, 2014

Iran ratchets threats: ‘U.S. ‘can sense … how their warships will be sunk’

An Iranian naval commander issued a bellicose statement against America in the face of supposed Iranian ships sailing to the Atlantic Ocean just a few miles from maritime borders: This means we can sink your warships.

February 10, 2014

Whoopi Goldberg: ‘The View’ books conservatives when ‘going for ratings’

"The View" co-host Whoopi Goldberg said that the show likely brought on conservative women as guests this week to bolster ratings — an indirect admission she made while decrying the move.

February 7, 2014

GOP bill would force EPA to reveal science behind regulations

A new bill introduced by Republican lawmakers would put an end to the Environmental Protection Agency issuing regulations without revealing all the scientific research used to justify the new rules.

February 7, 2014